Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde: Autograph Piano Version

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Here, perfect technique, deep expression and unique vocal personalities combine in the singing of Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and Anglo-German contralto Claudia Huckle...We have to hear both... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 20th Jan 2023
Catalogue No: CHRCD167
Label: Champs Hill Records
Length: 62 minutes

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Gustav Mahler, Hans Bethge: Das Lied von der Erde (Autograph Version for Voice and Piano)

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Nicky Spence, Claudia Huckle, Justin Brown

I. Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde

Track length8:53

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II. Die Einsame im Herbst

Track length9:28

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III. Der Pavillon aus Porzellan

Track length3:08

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IV. Am Ufer

Track length7:33

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V. Der Trinker im Frühling

Track length4:38

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VI. Der Abschied

Track length29:10

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"Anglo-German contralto Claudia Huckle, tenor Nicky Spence and pianist Justin Brown present Mahler's autograph piano version of Das Lied von der Erde in this stunning new recording. The recording was a lockdown project, which provided Huckle with a focus for over a year during the pandemic. 'During the spring of 2020, I realised that if I never performed again, my greatest regret would be never having sung Das Lied von der Erde. I have loved this piece since I was a teenager, and have always felt that for a German-speaking contralto like me it would be the biggest and most exciting musical challenge of all. I took Das Lied von der Erde off the shelf, and decided: it's time. That's how this recording was born. I am so pleased to have found the ideal partners for the project in tenor Nicky Spence and conductor/pianist Justin Brown, and to have brought it to fruition.' [Claudia Huckle, contralto] Like many of Mahler's song collections and cycles, Das Lied von der Erde was conceived in both a piano and orchestral version. Both were intended for the concert hall, but the piano version has remained overlooked and is virtually unknown. Yet there are persuasive advantages: 'There is an intimacy in the writing which is intensified in the interplay of two musicians equally foregrounded; the poetry becomes more immediate, and the delicacy of much of the writing achieves a natural transparency.' [Justin Brown, pianist/conductor] The recording is generously supported by the Gustav Mahler Society UK in partnership with Champs Hill Records."

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March 2023

Here, perfect technique, deep expression and unique vocal personalities combine in the singing of Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and Anglo-German contralto Claudia Huckle...We have to hear both these singers in the orchestral version – but in the meantime how much there is to admire here in the mesh of voices and piano.

March 2023

Certainly, there’s plenty to admire in the performance, beginning with Nicky Spence’s ardent and sturdy performances of the tenor songs, distinguished by his usual highly engaged and engaging delivery…[Huckle's] voice is a superbly rich and seductive instrument with true contralto colour.

14th January 2023

[Huckle] is perfectly suited, and has ideal musical companions in Spence, and in Brown, who helps you hear the orchestral colours in his playing. Das Lied, an impassioned if lopsided work, becomes more approachable on this scale – a good way in to a work that can seem overwhelming.

Limelight Magazine 14th March 2023

Huckle has a rich, dark contralto voice and a rare way with the text. Accordingly, she’s deeply inside these songs, capturing their combination of valedictory wistfulness and youthful enthusiasm… As a final bonus, the recording is clear, natural and perfectly balanced.

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